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Ryder Canada honors Driver of the Year

WINDSOR, Ont. -- Ryder System Inc. has named Randy Middleton as its Canadian Corporate Driver of the Year.

CARRIER PROFILE: Management by Association

Want proof that bottom-line success can be linked to industry involvement? Meet LeeAnn McConnell -- joiner extraordinaire.

Western Star enthusiast celebrates 50 successful trucking years

LOWER SACKVILLE, N.S. -- It was 1956 and Owen Davis decided he wanted to live off the open road. So he took his $2,700 in savings and bought his first heavy truck -- even talking down the dealer another 25 bucks because the tires weren't exactly what he requested.

Truckers to compete for Canada’s entrepreneur honor

TORONTO -- Three Canadian transport providers are among dozens of companies nominated for the 2006 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2006 awards.

OTA looking to knight Ontario drivers

TORONTO -- The Ontario Trucking Association needs carriers to give up some of their best drivers a couple days a month to help shine a bright light on the trucking industry.

SLH driver wins Ont. driving champs top honor

TORONTO -- The 60th annual Ontario Truck Driving Championships tested the truck handling skills of 78 contestants this month.

Know a highway hero? Give Bridgestone a call.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- For 50 years, the Bridgestone Firestone Canadian Truck Hero Award has acknowledged the brave and selfless acts of heroism that are consistently performed by Canadian truck drivers while on the road.

Yanke team named Trucker Buddies of the Month

SASKATOON -- The trucking team of Tracey Alf and Sean Dillon from Arnprior, Ont. have a lot to teach second-graders in Clifton Park, N.Y.

Canadian CVSA inspector named best in NA; Quebecer picks up honor too

NEW ORLEANS -- A Vancouver truck inspector has been named the top vehicle enforcement cop in North America.

Cancom raises over $8,000 for juvenile diabetes research

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Cancom Tracking, a leader in mobile communications for the Canadian transportation industry, has raised a record breaking amount of money for the Canadian Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

PM lauds truckers to launch National Trucking Week

Among the first to laud the nation's truck drivers ahead of this week's National Trucking Week 2006 was Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who noted that Canada's supply chain and trade with the U.S. is "dependent on the professionalism and dedication of the thousands of individuals who keep Canada's freight moving," he wrote in a letter to the Canadian Trucking Association.

Ontario drivers share Grand Champion title at national competition

MONTREAL -- Ontario and Alberta's truck drivers distinguished themselves on the Professional Truck Drivers Championship held last month in Quebec.

Schneider honors top carriers in company network

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Schneider National, the largest transportation, logistics and intermodal services provider in the U.S., honored more than 26 carriers at the company's fourth annual Carrier Recognition Conference, including a few Canadian fleets.

L.E. Walker trucker named Canadian Driver of the Year

TORONTO -- One of Ontario's safest drivers has now been crowned Canada's Truck Driver of the Year.

Brandt-name charity

Calgary star loads van with gifts bound for needy kids